Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation. You can email Jerome at: [email protected]
Holding Redlich partner joins Clayton Utz
A commercial dispute resolution partner has joined national firm Clayton Utz from BigLaw rival Holding Redlich.
BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Aug 2024
How embedding play principles could improve your firm’s performance
The more we can embed serious play into daily tasks and activities, the more likely our people will be curious, creative, and collaborative, writes Dara Simkin.
BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Aug 2024
‘Australia has lost its way’ on housing, says former Supreme Court judge
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the Honourable Kevin Bell AO KC spoke of the “housing disaster” facing Australia and why a human rights approach (in which housing is ...
POLITICS • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
‘Teething issues’ for Right to Disconnect highlight need for employer caution
As the Right to Disconnect inches closer and closer to coming into effect, employers have mixed emotions about implementation and how they’re going to navigate it.
THE BAR • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Trust is the currency of culture, and leaders hold the keys to the vault
Forget strategy, systems, processes, procedures, training, and development; if professional services firms want to create an energised culture and an aura of high ...
SME LAW • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Australia’s WHS laws must be harmonised
The current laws encourage inconsistency of safety processes and programs within the same organisation and place different values through the penalties on breaches
POLITICS • Tue, 30 Jul 2024
Are Gen Z lawyers afraid of making ‘real’ connections?
As the digitised generation, Gen Z has become infinitely more accustomed to making connections by way of smartphones, relative to their older counterparts. But does this ...
CAREERS • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
8 ways to stamp out toxicity in law
To dismantle the toxic structures that enable bullying and harassment, the legal profession must adopt radical changes, writes Stefanie Costi.
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Partner profits to face ATO crackdown
Tougher guidelines from the ATO on income splitting apply to all arrangements starting this month, marking the end of a three-year transition period.
POLITICS • Sun, 28 Jul 2024